Home Plate Don't Move

Home Plate Don't Move

Home Plate Don't Move
by Eric Zweig
Firefly Books ($15.95)

"Throw strikes—home plate don't move." That's the no-nonsense pitching advice once given by baseball's late, great Satchel Page, and it forms the cornerstone for this assemblage of more than 400 quotes, insults, wisecracks and wisdom about America's favorite pastime from an illustrious collection of players, coaches and commentators. "With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions," quipped Pete Rose. "Most ball games," noted manager Casey Stengal, "are lost, not won." "Hot as hell, ain't it, Prez?" observed Babe Ruth as he was introduced to President Calvin Coolidge on a particularly warm day at the ballpark. For baseball fans at every level, Home Plate Don't Move is a home run.

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